The 32nd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will take place 29 June - 3 July 2025 in Porto, Portugal, under the theme “Commemorating 50 Years of the Helsinki Final Act: Responding to a New Reality in the OSCE.”

The largest event on the Assembly’s calendar, the Annual Session will culminate in the adoption of the Porto Declaration on 3 July, containing recommendations to national governments, parliaments and the international community in the fields of security, human rights, and economic and environmental concerns. The Assembly will also elect its leadership for the coming year, including a new President.

Venue

Alfândega do Porto Congress Centre
Rua Nova da Alfândega, Edifício da Alfândega
4050-430 PORTO
https://www.ccalfandegaporto.com/en/

Access for all delegates is through the main entrance. 
All badges and documents should be collected from OSCE PA Registration desk located in Sala dos Despachantes, level 0 (ground floor).
Once delegates have collected their badge, they can access the session areas.

VIDEO

32nd OSCE PA Annual Session, Porto, General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, 11:00 – 12:30, 30 June 2025

32nd OSCE PA Annual Session, Porto, General Committee on Political Affairs and Security, 09:00 – 10:30, 30 June 2025

32nd OSCE PA Annual Session, Porto, General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, 09:00 – 10:30, 30 June 2025

All videos of the session are available here.

REGISTRATION

The Registration and Information desk will be located in Sala dos Despachantes, level 0 (ground floor) of the Alfândega do Porto Congress Centre, starting Saturday 28 June 2025 from 15:00 to 20:00. For the rest of the Annual Session, registration will be open every day from 07:45 until the end of official meetings.

All participants, including accompanying persons, are kindly requested to register as soon as possible after their arrival. They will be required to show photographic identification when registering (passport or identity card). All participants and accompanying persons will be able to collect their badges, conference bags and documents after their registration.

A provisional List of Participants will be made available. In order to enable the OSCE PA International Secretariat to issue the final list and to ensure the accuracy of its content, national delegations are kindly requested to indicate any corrections to the provisional list at the registration desk.

PRESS AND MEDIA

Media guidelines for covering the Porto Annual Session are available here.

To register as a member of the media, please send an email with the subject line "Annual Session Press Registration" to [email protected]. (Any media-related questions may also be directed to this email address.)

REPORTS AND SPEECHES

• Report of the OSCE PA President
• Report of the OSCE PA Secretary General

For all reports and speeches issued at the Annual Session, please click here. 

ANNUAL SESSION NEWSLETTER

• Day One
• Day Two

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• Helsinki at 50: A Blueprint for Tackling Today’s Global Crises (op-ed)
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Hundreds of parliamentarians to debate Euro-Atlantic security in Porto
• MEDIA ADVISORY: High-level speeches to kick off five-day parliamentary meeting in Porto

Draft Programme

Saturday, 28 June 2025

Arrival of participants
15:00 – 20:00 Registration (Sala Despachantes, CC Alfândega do Porto)
18:00 – 19:00 Information meeting for the Secretaries of Delegations (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto) followed by a visit of the CC Alfândega do Porto building

Sunday, 29 June 2025

08:00 – 09:20 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:30 – 12:30 Standing Committee (Sala do Infante, CC Alfândega do Porto)
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Practical and Procedural Matters for the 32nd  Annual Session
    2.1 Approval of Registered Participation (Rule 24.1)
    2.2 Ratification of the Membership of the Three General Committees (Rule 36.2)
    2.3 Inclusion and Allocation of Supplementary Items (Rule 21.1)
3. Report of the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Pia Kauma
4. Financial Questions: Report of the Treasurer of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Johan Büser
    4.1 Present financial situation and annual contributions
    4.2 Approval of the Budget for the 2025-2026 Financial Year (Rule 41.2)
5. Report of the Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Roberto Montella
6. Information on upcoming meetings and activities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 2025/2026
7. Any Other Business

15:00 – 18:00 Opening Plenary Session (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
OPENING
- H.E. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic*
- H.E. José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, Speaker/President of the Portuguese Parliament
- Ms. Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations*
- Ms. Paula Cardoso, Head of the Portuguese Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
PLENARY SESSION
1. Consideration of Supplementary Items
2. Reports on Election Observation Activities
(*) remote intervention

Monday, 30 June 2025

08:00 – 08:50 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment (Sala do Infante, CC Alfândega do Porto)
11:00 – 12:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
14:30 – 16:30 Thematic activities

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

08:00 – 08:50 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment (Sala do Infante, CC Alfândega do Porto)
10:30 – 11:00 Meeting of the Bureau
11:00 – 12:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
14:30 – 16:00 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
14:30 – 16:00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment (Sala do Infante, CC Alfândega do Porto)
16:30 – 18:00 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

08:00 – 08:50 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 11:00 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
09:00 – 11:00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment (Sala do Infante, CC Alfândega do Porto)
11:30 – 13:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
15:00 – 18:00 Plenary Session (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Consideration of Supplementary Items
3. Keynote Address by the Secretary General of the OSCE, Ambassador Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu followed by Q&A Session
4. Addresses by Presidents/Speakers of Parliaments
5. Reports on OSCE PA Activities:
    5.1. Reports by Ad Hoc Committees
6. Open General Debate “50 Years After Helsinki”

Thursday, 3 July 2025

08:00 – 08:50 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 12:00 Plenary Session (Sala do Arquivo, CC Alfândega do Porto)
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Address by Ambassador Jouni Laaksonen, Head of the Finnish OSCE 2025 Chairpersonship Task Force - Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland followed by Q&A session
3. Open General Debate (continued if needed)
4. Adoption of the Porto Final Declaration
5. Report of the Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Roberto Montella
6. Address by Mr. Luís Graça, Member of the Portuguese Delegation and Vice-President of the OSCE PA
7. Election of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Officers
8. Closure of the 32nd  Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
12:00 Adjournment of the 32nd Annual Session of the OSCE PA

 

Draft Resolutions and Reports of the Three General Committees

VALID SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS

 

More information about the Annual Session is available here.

Check this space for additional details as they become available. For information on previous Annual Sessions, please click here.